KARACHI: Parveen Saeed Haroon passed away late Wednesday afternoon after a protracted illness, the family said in a statement. She was 81.

Mrs Parveen Haroon was the daughter of Allah Nawaz Khan and wife of Haji Sir Abdullah Haroon’s youngest son, Saeed Haroon.

Her lifetime was spent out of the public limelight looking after her husband and children, but she retained an active interest in Pakistani cinema, the devotional Sufi music of Sindh and the culinary arts.

She is survived by her five offspring — sons Abdullah Hussain Haroon, former Speaker Sindh Assembly and Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN; and Hameed Haroon, the CEO, Dawn Media Group; and daughters — Sherood Ali Khan, Roweena Askari and journalist, Fahimeh Fifi Haroon.

Her funeral prayers will be held on Thursday at Seafield, Abdullah Haroon Road, at 3.30pm.

Expressing profound grief on the demise of Mrs Parveen Saeed Haroon, the office-bearers and members of the executive committee of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) offered their condolences to Hameed Haroon and his family and prayed that Almighty Allah may rest the departed soul in peace and give them courage and patience to bear the irreparable loss.

Published in Dawn, September 11th, 2014